Re: [GSAS-board] Possible speakers

[Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com>]

One should certainly check the budget before agreeing to have BOTH of them 
come, especially if we're able to get Oliver Lucanus next spring (which 
seems kinda likely -- Kathy has been in e-mail contact with him and 
addressing the other things he'd like to get out of a trip -- diving in 
the sound, seeing salmon swimming, etc).  Maybe we can swing it, but the 
treasurer will need to work out the numbers.  I know the club's done very 
well, budget-wise, the last year, between the monthly auctions and keeping 
speaker costs low.  And as you say, we can also spread it out to next 
season too.

I e-mailed Eric to see if he even does the shrimp talk still.

In terms of double meeting topics, I would caution against that.  Usually 
you end up with two mediocre talks instead of one excellent one.  But 
perhaps as an alternative, we could do something we've done in the past 
(many years back): have the guest do a second, less formal, talk on 
another night at someone's house.  In fact, with the photography topic, 
that might be very well suited to holding near a bunch of tanks. :)

  - Erik

On Tue, 16 Sep 2008, Margaret Cashman wrote:

> Dear All,
>  
> After checking Mr. Ghori's web presence, I am in favor of having him come, if 
> he were to
> address two topics:
> 1. Photographing the freshwater tank
> 2. Cryptocorynes
>  
> Freshwater shrimp are an additional cool topic re. Mr. Do -- can we aim to have 
> each of these
> gentlemen come, over the next 18 months or so?
>  
> Cordially,
> Margie C.
>
> On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 9:59 AM, Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com> wrote:
>       OK, so Luis highly recommended Ghazanfar Ghori to talk on Cryptocorynes --
>       he's become a major crypt geek, growing unusual species, growing them
>       emersed, etc.  Do you think there would be enough interest in GSAS to have
>       a guy flown out from the other Washington to talk about one genus of
>       plants for an hour?  What do you guys think?  Should we ask the general
>       membership?
>
>       Another speaker that might be of interest is Eric Do, who spoke at the AGA
>       convention in 2006 on freshwater shrimp.  I think we actually put up part
>       of his video at the start of one of our meetings shortly afterwards.
>       Anyway, same question: Do you think there would be enough interest in GSAS
>       to have a guy flown out from California to talk on shrimps (rapidly
>       becoming the Koi of the planted tank hobby) for an hour?  If not, maybe we
>       just keep the video in reserve for a meeting where we don't have
>       speakers.
>
>       Paul, you should come to Atlanta in November. :)
>
>         - Erik
>
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